MIS & Funding Compliance Officer

Captiva Learning is an approved apprenticeship provider that delivers high-quality professional programmes, achieving real impact to apprenticeships and employers. We are transforming professional education by supporting the growth of apprenticeships and lifelong learning to boost productivity and growth across the British economy. Are you driven by supporting others to achieve their career and education goals? In Captiva, we’re obsessed by it. Are you looking for a new role that will stretch you intellectually, yet provide the time and flexibility for your professional growth? In Captiva, we insist on that space. Would you like to join a team of professionals that is revolutionising its industry sector through innovation, collaboration, and excellence? In Captiva, we live those values every single day, demonstrated through our behaviours.

We are looking for the next wonderful individual to join our team of MIS & Funding Compliance Officer, supporting learners through our range of ground-breaking apprenticeship programmes.

• £25,000 - £30,000 Basic Salary
• 25 – 30 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Private Health Care
• London headquarters
• Successful and growing provider

The Company: Captiva Learning is a rising star provider of apprenticeships (RoATP) with a recent Ofsted inspection that is Good in all areas. Captiva is the home to 3 colleges: The National College of Education (NCE), The National Centre for Leadership and Management (NCLM), and Premier Pathways (PP). Collectively, these colleges serve over 2,000 current leadership learners at Level 3, Level 5, Level 6 and Level 7, and over 1500 alumni. Captiva strives for a more inclusive work environment which attracts a diverse group of applicants and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnership. If you don’t quite meet the role criteria we’ve identified below, but you like the sound of our company, please don’t hesitate to get in touch to see what other opportunities we can provide for you. We’re always happy to chat to nice people!

Support the Head of MIS and Compliance in ensuring that the NCE/NCLM/PP (Captiva) is using public funding appropriately and in line with the apprenticeship funding rules. Responsible for collection and maintenance of the required evidence pack to support this. Quality assure enrolment paperwork for apprentices and employers including contract for services, request for services, training plans and apprenticeship agreement.

Responsibilities:

• Where necessary, liaise with apprentices to ensure they provide all documents required to establish eligibility, including certificates for maths and English along with any residency evidence prior to enrolment.
• Ensure apprentices complete initial assessments (diagnostic if applicable) before starting their programme.
• Cross reference PLR from the Learner Records Service and Skills Gap Analysis/Score Card to support any deduction of funding.
• Ensure health and safety documentation for employers in place prior to apprentice start and reviewed annually.
• Responsible for adding learners to the ILR during the enrolment period.
• Liaise with employers to set apprentices up on the Apprenticeship Service before starting their course.
• Manage apprentices for qualifications and end-point assessments and claim/issue certificates where applicable.
• Liaise with the delivery team on apprentice achievements, withdrawals and changes in circumstance.
• Supporting data integrity & quality through the use of FIS, PDSAT and the FRMs to clean the data.
• Support monthly ILR data submissions to the ESFA in the absence of the Head of MIS and Compliance.
• Support the Head of MIS and Compliance in undertaking internal audits to ensure there is a complete evidence pack in place for learners, in line with the apprenticeship funding rules.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• Previous experience in compliance (E)
• High degree of accuracy (E)
• Ability to meet targets and work to deadlines (E)
• Knowledge of the ILR and ESFA data collection requirements (D)

INNOVATION

• Encourage curiosity
• Celebrate those that challenge the status quo
• Foster a culture of own mental and emotional processes
• Seek out opportunities
• Open to different ways of doing things, happy to change direction when needed
• Inspired by challenges and variety

COLLABORATION

• Encourage collective thinking which promotes our value of Innovation
• Embrace our diverse workforce by valuing diverse perspectives
• Manage through trust and alignment, not control
• Champion others ideas and achievements
• Have a team orientated approach

EXCELLENCE

• Be hungry to learn and progress
• Take pride in the work that you do
• Be resilient to change and challenges
• Be kind and responsive and above all be dependable in every task that you do.

If you would like to be part of the Captiva Team, please send your CV and a covering letter to careers@captivalearning.com.